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A Life Hack Born of Continuous Improvement
February 11, 2020In my line of work, I'm lucky enough to get to connect with tons of clever people from all areas of the improvement space. One such contact...
What Millennials Think of Your Electronic Suggestion Box
January 8, 2016Do you ever wish that you could read the minds of your employees? This would be an especially great trick when trying to understand the...
A Short List of Easy and Effective Ways to Spread Innovation
July 21, 2016Steven Johnson, author of Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, said, “If you look at history, innovation doesn’t...
Here's Why You Need To Start 2016 with a Rapid Improvement Event.
December 31, 2015Rapid improvement events, also known as Kaizen events, involve a small team devoting 100% of their time over three to five days to...
4 Unexpected HR Benefits of Continuous Improvement
December 21, 2015Organizations embrace continuous improvement, sometimes utilizing business process methodologies such as Six Sigma and Lean, in order to...
Happiness Is Not The Goal Of Employee Engagement Activities
January 8, 2016I was just reading an article that claimed to be a “comprehensive list of employee engagement activities.” One of the suggestions was to...
The Economic Cost of a Negative Company Culture - and How To Do Better
October 10, 2016A culture of continuous improvement is one in which employees are encouraged to speak up to make their work better. They know that they are...
9 Gift Ideas for Your Lean Loving Friends
December 4, 2015I don't know about you, but I'm a little disappointed that even after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I still have some holiday shopping...
Bert, Ernie and a Fundamental Principle of Hoshin Kanri
October 11, 2023“Hey there everybody! Can you do this, pat your head and rub your tummy? Try it. Pat on top and rub your tummy in a circle like this.” So...
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